ThinkPad Stack is Lenovo's notebook peripheral product. Its biggest feature is its modular design, uniform size, unified appearance, small size, and space saving. Each Stack module can not only work independently, but also can be quickly connected between modules to achieve more functions through different combinations. The Stack design is novel enough to make everyone feel dull about peripheral products. After the release of ThinkPad Stack, I received a lot of inquiries from my friends and expressed my interest in this modular ThinkPad Stack.
For details about the ThinkPad Stack modules, it is known that the Bluetooth speaker module adopts the Bluetooth 4.0 standard. When the capacity of the mobile power module is 10000 mA, the wireless router module has built-in 802.11ac dual-band wifi and MB wired interface, the size of a mobile hard disk is 1 TB. Looking at each Stack module, there may not be many highlights, but the experience of connecting them together will be even better. Next I will bring you the ThinkPad Stack experience.
Stack kit features: uniform appearance and size
Currently, the ThinkPad Stack kit has four modules. The above figure corresponds to the Bluetooth speaker module, mobile hard disk module, wireless router module, and mobile power module respectively. Both the left side and the left side have their own status indicators, and power buttons are designed on the right side apart from the hard disk module. In terms of appearance, the key position and indicator lights of each module are unknown and consistent, with a high degree of uniformity.
At the same time, the length and width of each module are the same, the only difference is their thickness, the Bluetooth module thickness is relatively thicker. In terms of weight, the total weight of the four Stack modules is 858 GB, and the overall weight is relatively light. Even if it is carried out, it can be easily put into the package.
In terms of materials, they all adopt the classic black design of ThinkPad, and the shell material is also the same as the processing method commonly used in ThinkPad notebook. It not only has a comfortable touch, but also can reduce fingerprint residue, the overall workmanship is better, reflecting the high level of ThinkPad production process.
At the same time, each Stack module also has the ThinkPad logo, and the red dot on the letter "I" carries LED lights, when other modules are connected to the mobile power supply module, the system will flash 5 times to remind you that the design is user-friendly.
Stack kit features: metal probes
Left: Back of Stack; right: Front of Stack
Each Stack module has a metal probe on both sides. This is the soul of the Stack design and makes it easy to connect each Stack. Each group of metal probes has a total of 14, which can transmit power and data at the same time to achieve higher scalability.
In addition, each Stack has a magnet. When the metal probe is connected, the magnet can also be tightly adsorbed. At the same time, each Stack module is fixed with a cat's foot pad. Combined with the built-in circular magnet, the Stack can be connected more closely, even if the four modules of the Stack are connected at the same time, you don't have to worry about dropping the top module of your handheld device.
Stack kit features: Power supply and data interconnection
Unlike the previous peripherals, the Stack suite can be "superimposed". The advantage of this Stack is that the power and data are interconnected in two directions, which is also the magic of Stack.
Because the two-way power transmission between Stack modules means that when the Stack kit is connected together, you only need to connect one module in the Stack to the power supply to keep them working, it can also be used to charge the Stack.
For example, you can connect multiple modules of the Stack to a PC by connecting the mobile hard disk module to the PC through the data cable. In this case, you can not only read data from the mobile hard disk module through the PC, in addition, you can use a PC to charge the Stack's mobile power module and Bluetooth speaker module without directly connecting them to the computer.
Appendix: size and weight of the Stack module
The size of each block is 136x76.8mm (length x width), the thickness of each block is between 28mm-243mm, weight: mobile power supply module: GB, mobile hard drive module: 224g, wireless routing module: 140g, Bluetooth speaker module: 251g.
